Finance Advisory Board

Charter

Established in 1998 by the Department of Finance, the Finance Advisory Board is comprised of a select group of distinguished business, government and academic leaders. The purpose of the group is to:

Advise the Department on curriculum development and enhancement, graduate placement, workshop offerings and executive development, faculty development and external relations.

Where appropriate, assist the chairman of the Department regarding external funding aimed at advancing the mission of the Department of Finance.

Participate in the annual nomination and selection of a distinguished financial executive who will be recognized as the "Financial Executive of the Year," by the Finance Advisory Board and the DePaul Chapter of the Financial Management Association National Honor Society.

Increase thedDepartment's outreach to corporate and public sector executives, solidifying their relationship with DePaul University.

Increase the interaction between the faculty and the corporate world, providing Board members the opportunity to seek independent thought on corporate finance issues, and providing the faculty the ability to seek external validation for the relevance of theoretical concepts taught in finance courses.

Nominate on an annual basis and subsequently elect one individual as the "Financial Executive of the Year," to be inducted into the University's "Financial Executive Hall of Fame."

Nominate on an annual basis and subsequently elect one individual as the "Alum of the Year," to be inducted into the University's "Finance Alumni Hall of Fame."

Identify areas where the department has, or should acquire, expertise to offer management-level workshops or executive development programs.

Attract prominent business professionals to the campus as guest lecturers.

To join the Finance Advisory Board, an individual must be nominated by a board
member, the finance faculty, Driehaus College of Business Dean Dean or the
President of DePaul University and approved by the board. The nominee must be a
corporate sector executive serving as a chairman of the board, president, chief
executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer,
controller, treasurer or vice president, or the equivalent of one of the above
in the public sector, a principal or a partner in an investment house or
accounting or consulting firm, or an academic of significant standing. (This
requirement may be waived by the Board's President.)

Membership on the Finance Advisory Board is limited to 50 individuals.
Membership terms are five-year periods, subject to annual renewals. When all 50
memberships are filled, a waiting list will be established. The recipients of
the Financial Executive of the Year award will automatically be granted a
one-year membership on the Board as an honorary member.

Upon approval by the board, a prospective member will be invited to join and
pay annual dues. Membership dues are $4,000 annually, via a check payable to
the Finance Department between July 1 and the annual meeting. The dues may come
from either a corporate account or a personal account.

The Department will use the Finance Advisory Board membership dues to
enhance the educational, research and service programs of the Department.

The board is governed by an executive committee of five, elected by the membership to three-year terms at its annual meetings. The executive committee shall elect one of its members as President who will assume the leadership of the board until a successor has been chosen in a like manner. Should the President not be able to complete the full term, the Senior Vice President will assume the office prior to his induction at the next annual meeting.
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The board will hold its annual meetings during the month of May on or near the campus of DePaul University. The meeting will normally commence in the morning and will include reports by the Dean and the Chairman of the Department of Finance on the preceding year's activities, general discussion and the election of new Executive Committee member(s). The Financial Executive of the Year will be announced and recognized at this meeting. An agenda will be provided in advance of the meeting.
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Finance Executive Hall of Fame2016 Executive of the Year Thomas Bagley2015 Executive of the Year Julie Holzrichter2014 Executive of the Year Roxanne Martino2013 Executive of the Year Lori Holland2012 Executive of the Year Robert Yohanan2011 Executive of the Year Greg Schiffman2010 Executive of the Year Phupinder Gill2009 Executive of the Year Harrison I. Steans2008 Executive of the Year Gerald A. Beeson2007 Executive of the Year Mark S. Casady2006 Executive of the Year Frank M. Clark2005 Executive of the Year Brian P. Campbell2004 Executive of the Year Rex Sinquefield2003 Executive of the Year Michael H. Moskow2002 Executive of the Year Michelle L. Collins2001 Executive of the Year Alan G. McNally2000 Executive of the Year Richard H. Driehaus1999 Executive of the Year Jack M. Greenberg

Alumni Hall of Fame2016 Alum of the Year John Eber
2015 Alum of the Year Joseph P. Miller
2014 Alum of the Year Joe Silich
2013 Alum of the Year Diane M. Pearse
2012 Alum of the Year John Lump
2011 Alum of the Year Carl F. Luft
2010 Alum of the Year Louis J. Marsico
2009 Alum of the Year Martin Malecki
2007 Alum of the Year Anne Drennan
2005 Alum of the Year William Kusack​